21st Annual Literary Writes Competition

Category: Poetry
Deadline: July 3, 2009
Judge: Patrick Lane

Patrick Lane is one of Canada's most highly acclaimed poets. His numerous awards include the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence in 2007, the Dorothy Livesay Award for Poetry in 1996 and Governor General's Award for Poetry in 1979. For more information about his work, visit his website at http://www.patricklane.ca/.

First Prize: $500
publication in WordWorks
free registration in Fed workshop of your choice ($75 value)

Fall workshops include a poetry workshop on form by Fed members Sandy Shreve and Kate Braid, who edited In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry.

Second Prize: $300
publication in WordWorks

Third Prize: $150
publication in WordWorks

Winners will be read their poems at Word On The Street in Vancouver on September 27, 2009.

The competition is open to all BC writers and residents.

Entries must be original work, not previously published in any form. Copyright remains with the author.

Up to three poems for each entry and a maximum of one page per poem.

Blind judging in effect: do not include your name on the manuscript.

Manuscripts should be typed, pages numbered consecutively and stapled together with the title preceding each poem.

Include a cover letter with your name, address, telephone, e-mail and the titles of your poems.

Manuscripts will NOT be returned; they are destroyed at the end of the competition.

No e-mail submissions.

Contest results will be posted on The Federation of BC writers website in September 2009.

Entry fee: $15 for Federation members and $20 for non-members. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit but each entry must be accompanied by the entry fee. A person may win only one prize.

Make cheque payable to The Federation of BC Writers.

All contest entries must be postmarked by July 3, 2009.

Mail Entries to:
Literary Writes 2009
The Federation of BC Writers
PO Box 3887, Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC V6B 3Z3

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with the support of the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council
and the Direct Access Program, which the Federation gratefully acknowledges.